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romney campaigns in denver today while the president makes appearances in las vegas. meantime, the most closely watched senate race in the nation is heating up in massachusetts. republican scott brown and democratic rival elizabeth warren faced off in their first debate last night. >>> the faa is investigating why passenger seats came loose on three different american airlines flights. the latest incident happened monday aboard a new york to miami flight. on saturday a similar problem forced a boston to miami flight to make an emergency landing and american says that same plane was involved in a loose seat incident last week which they thought had been fixed. fortunately no one on the flights was hurt. both of the boeing 757s involved had recently gone through maintenance that involved moving the seats. american says there could be a problem with the way the seats fit into the tracks on the floor. >>> a u.s. special forces soldier has died this morning in afghanistan. the service member was killed in an ied attack in the country's south. a shooting this morning south
romney campaigns in denver today while the president makes appearances in las vegas. meantime, the most closely watched senate race in the nation is heating up in massachusetts. republican scott brown and democratic rival elizabeth warren faced off in their first debate last night. >>> the faa is investigating why passenger seats came loose on three different american airlines flights. the latest incident happened monday aboard a new york to miami flight. on saturday a similar problem...
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romney and ryan will be in virginia. the president is staying in co-co. veronica? >> tracie, thank you. >>> nato forces in afghanistan say three international service members and their translator were killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern part of the country this morning. the attack comes on a grim milestone of the war in afghanistan on sunday with the death of the 2000th u.s. service member. relations between international forces and their afghan partners have been pushed to the breaking point by a surge of insider attacks by afghan allies. >>> on this first monday in october the u.s. supreme court begins its new term today. the justices are expected to consider a number of controversial issues. nbc's francis coe has more. >> reporter: one case the court will hear involves the practice of considering race for college admissions. abigail fisher sued after she was rejected by the university of texas at austin. >> there were people in my class with lower grades who weren't in the activities i was in who were being accepted. the only other difference between us w
romney and ryan will be in virginia. the president is staying in co-co. veronica? >> tracie, thank you. >>> nato forces in afghanistan say three international service members and their translator were killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern part of the country this morning. the attack comes on a grim milestone of the war in afghanistan on sunday with the death of the 2000th u.s. service member. relations between international forces and their afghan partners have been pushed...
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romney has released just two years of his tax information. this as the presidential debates are just nine days away. >>> a sweeping analysis of the genes behind breast cancer. scientists announced that they have found four major classes. disease. the new finding offers hope for better targeted treatments, possibly putting drugs already the market to work, including one currently used to fight ovarian cancer. the study was published by the journal "nature." >>> a winning streak went uninterrupted last night at the emmy awards as "modern family" took home the prize for best comedy for the third year in a row. top drama this year went to terrorism thriller "homeland." the show stars claire danes and damian lewis who also took the top acting awards but a strange new record for critically acclaimed "mad men," the show had an unprecedented 17 nominations but zero wins. >>> and it was a photo finish after a slow weekend at the box office. police drama "end of watch" took in an estimated $13 million and tied with "house at end of the street" and in t
romney has released just two years of his tax information. this as the presidential debates are just nine days away. >>> a sweeping analysis of the genes behind breast cancer. scientists announced that they have found four major classes. disease. the new finding offers hope for better targeted treatments, possibly putting drugs already the market to work, including one currently used to fight ovarian cancer. the study was published by the journal "nature." >>> a...
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mitt romney sharpens his foreign policy attacks as the president prepares to step onto the world stage. >>> celeste steel stunner. new images capture an awesome display of the northern lights. >>> and talk about find of a lifetime. an artwork purased at a thrift store fechs tens of thousands at an artwork purased at a thrift store fechs tens of thousands at auction. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with foreign affairs. president obama will take a brief diplomatic detour from his campaign front lines to address the simmering crises in iran, syria, and the broader muslim world before the united nations general assembly. nbc's steve handelsman reports from washington. >>> president obama headed to new york with critics assailing his priorities. he'll address the united nations but make another campaign appearance on "the view" instead of meeting one on one with world leaders. >> there are all kinds of things i want to do in the second term. >> reporter: no meetings scheduled with israeli prime minister benjamin n
mitt romney sharpens his foreign policy attacks as the president prepares to step onto the world stage. >>> celeste steel stunner. new images capture an awesome display of the northern lights. >>> and talk about find of a lifetime. an artwork purased at a thrift store fechs tens of thousands at an artwork purased at a thrift store fechs tens of thousands at auction. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we...
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mitt romney sharpens his foreign policy attacks as the president prepares to step onto the world stage. >>> celestial stunner. new images capture an awesome display of the northern lights. >>> and talk about find of a lifetime. an artwork purchased at a thrift store fetches tens of thousands at auction. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with foreign affairs. president obama will take a brief diplomatic detour from his campaign front lines to address the simmering crises in iran, syria, and the broader muslim world before the united nations general assembly. nbc's tracie potts joins us with those details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. there's a lot at stake here. the president is explaining where we stand on some of the big issues internationally, but also this is a big issue and a big speech for the president himself politically. >> first thing is first here. we do have an election ahead. i've got a lot of things i want to do in a second term. >> reporter: president obama on "the view" b
mitt romney sharpens his foreign policy attacks as the president prepares to step onto the world stage. >>> celestial stunner. new images capture an awesome display of the northern lights. >>> and talk about find of a lifetime. an artwork purchased at a thrift store fetches tens of thousands at auction. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with foreign affairs. president obama will take a brief...
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romney has to look ahead. people know how they feel now. he can't say well the president did this or the other thing. this is what i can do for you and make your life better. if he can do that, all right, and then he can put the president on the defensive a few times, he'll gain. >> last thing on this. what do you think of the expectations games going on where each candidate is trying to outdo each other complimenting the other's debasing prowess? >> it's like a football game. you know those people, you know. it's play it down, tamp it down. it's all a game. >> let's talk about the book, "killing knennedy." how do you feel about president kennedy and did that change? >> you know, kennedy died i was 13 and i opened the book where i was, i was at high school out on long island and came over the loud speaker and everybody alive then knows where they were. but people don't know whoion kennedy was. and that's number one. after reading "killing kennedy" you'll know both good and bad. we don't hold back. you'll know everything. two, they don't kno
romney has to look ahead. people know how they feel now. he can't say well the president did this or the other thing. this is what i can do for you and make your life better. if he can do that, all right, and then he can put the president on the defensive a few times, he'll gain. >> last thing on this. what do you think of the expectations games going on where each candidate is trying to outdo each other complimenting the other's debasing prowess? >> it's like a football game. you...
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president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia today as romney looks to repair the damage from that 47% comment that was recorded at a fundraiser. peter alexander is with the romney camp in springfield this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. when it comes to the battlegrounds, there are three, florida, ohio, and virginia, both mitt romney and the president held dueling events in ohio on wednesday. today, they are both here in virginia. another state where romney is trailing in the polls. >> reporter: campaigning in ohio wednesday, both president obama and mitt romney were keenly aware of the buckeye state's place in history. no republican has won the white house without it. romney went out of his way to show his compassionate side greeting world war ii veterans and courting working class families. >> these are tough times even for families with jobs. i know what it takes to get this economy going again. i care about the people of america. >> reporter: it's a delivered effort, analysts say, with a tv ad designed to show empathy
president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia today as romney looks to repair the damage from that 47% comment that was recorded at a fundraiser. peter alexander is with the romney camp in springfield this morning. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. when it comes to the battlegrounds, there are three, florida, ohio, and virginia, both mitt romney and the president held dueling events in ohio on wednesday. today, they are both here in...
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mitt romney didn't even mention it in his convention speech. why does this not seem to be a major interest in a campaign? >> the stakes are so high, lester, as you know being on the ground there. i think there's a couple of reasons. from the republican point of view, they want distance from the bush presidency, particularly the bush foreign policy of engagement in war in afghanistan and iraq. from the president's point of view, he wanted to narrow the focus, talk about al qaeda, defeat al qaeda. the crowning achievement killing osama bin laden. the nation building work in afghanistan is frankly something that became too difficult, too entrenched for the american people to keep up with. we are there longer than the soviets were there. i think there's a recognition that job was simply too difficult, the notion that we were going to turn around the government, really be able to rebuild the country. there is a phrase that general petraeus used, was iraq good enough and now is iraq good enough, safe enough, stable enough so u.s. forces can come home
mitt romney didn't even mention it in his convention speech. why does this not seem to be a major interest in a campaign? >> the stakes are so high, lester, as you know being on the ground there. i think there's a couple of reasons. from the republican point of view, they want distance from the bush presidency, particularly the bush foreign policy of engagement in war in afghanistan and iraq. from the president's point of view, he wanted to narrow the focus, talk about al qaeda, defeat al...
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romney is in virginia with paul ryan on thursday. president obama is staying in colorado. >> wednesday night big one, number one. >> thursday morning will be big here. >> a lot to talk about. >>> a bay area haven to techies has now been saved from closure. we'll have the details coming up next. >>> plus after three straight days of talks, we'll tell you if the sharks are going back on the ice any time soon. >>> and we're looking at traffic back on 880 here. a smooth drive through fremont. let's see how the roadways are going coming up. >>> welcome back, everyone. good monday morning to you. you know, it's not looking too good for shark fans. three days of talks and the nhl and players association appear to be no close tore a deal. the two sides spent the weekend behind closed doors but didn't get to the big issue of money. they did talk health and safety and drug testing, though. the silver lining, both sides could actually return to the negotiating table tomorrow. >>> a local community center for computer programmers is safe for now
romney is in virginia with paul ryan on thursday. president obama is staying in colorado. >> wednesday night big one, number one. >> thursday morning will be big here. >> a lot to talk about. >>> a bay area haven to techies has now been saved from closure. we'll have the details coming up next. >>> plus after three straight days of talks, we'll tell you if the sharks are going back on the ice any time soon. >>> and we're looking at traffic back on...
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president obama and mitt romney campaigned in ohio yesterday. today they're both off to virginia, one of the largest states up for grabs. tracie potts has the latest this morning on the race to the white house. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney campaign in virginia today where median income is 23% higher than the national average and unemployment is way lower, under 6%. like ohio wednesday, the president is expected to hammer romney for his comments on the 47% of voters who don't pay taxes. >> i don't know how many of you will be with me this time around. but, but it doesn't matter because i'm willing to be your president, to represent everybody. >> we're going to help those that need our help. we're a compassionate people. >> reporter: romney is ten points behind in ohio according to quinnipiac university. that's a bigger gap than nbc and the washington post reported. no republicans ever won the presidency without winning this state. >> i'm going to win ohio. i'm going to become the next president in part because i'm going to have su
president obama and mitt romney campaigned in ohio yesterday. today they're both off to virginia, one of the largest states up for grabs. tracie potts has the latest this morning on the race to the white house. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney campaign in virginia today where median income is 23% higher than the national average and unemployment is way lower, under 6%. like ohio wednesday, the president is expected to hammer romney for his comments on the 47% of voters who...
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romney is only two points behind president obama there, but seven points behind in new hampshire. >> now your job is in danger. >> reporter: both sides came out swinging with new campaign ads thursday. >> if i can sit down with you in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say. >> reporter: what he said in virginia beach was something new, something he calls economic patriotism. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle class. >> reporter: romney also in veteran told veterans the nation's debt is more than just numbers on paper. >> trillion dollar deficits. that debt is owned by somebody. someone holds that. that puts america in a position of economic risk. >> reporter: but even supporters are split on how romney can win this race. >> he has to get a little more fire in the belly. >> he has to stick with the facts. it's all about the economy. >> reporter: more than half the country has already started voting just days before the first presidential debate. tracie potts, nbc news, washington.
romney is only two points behind president obama there, but seven points behind in new hampshire. >> now your job is in danger. >> reporter: both sides came out swinging with new campaign ads thursday. >> if i can sit down with you in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say. >> reporter: what he said in virginia beach was something new, something he calls economic patriotism. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our...
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romney kicking off a three-day tour of ohio. he wants to shift the conversation back to jobs, the economy and leadership after last week's release of a secret videotape and more tax information. now he's hoping to get back to the task at hand, attacking president obama. >> i said, you know, you can't change washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. we're going to give him that chance on november 6th. >> as for president obama, he is releasing a tv ad just blasting romney for criticizing 47% of americans who don't pay income taxes without, quote, having come clean about his own. the first debate is set for october 3rd. >>> 4:51. coming up, the big winners and losers of last night's primetime emmy awards. >>> and we have problems in the tri-valley as i track a sig alert and the freeway closure. >>> welcome back, everybody, on a monday morning. a nice glistening shot over san jose. the sun soon to come up but right now you get a lot of dancing in the early morning dawn, we should say. 4:54 right now. some
romney kicking off a three-day tour of ohio. he wants to shift the conversation back to jobs, the economy and leadership after last week's release of a secret videotape and more tax information. now he's hoping to get back to the task at hand, attacking president obama. >> i said, you know, you can't change washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. we're going to give him that chance on november 6th. >> as for president obama, he is releasing a tv ad just...
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will it be make or break for mitt romney? the political dream team, brokaw, gregory, todd here to weigh in. >> thirst, remember the guinness world attempt for the most pullups in 24 hours. there has been a significant development overnight. we will talk to david coming up. >>> we want to begin with the deadly shooting at a business in minneapolis. kevin tibbles is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, witnesses say the alleged 36-year-old gunman may have lost his job here at the accent sign company sometime yesterday morning. he then turned a quiet afternoon tragic, opening fire on fellow employees. by the time he was done, five people were dead, including the shooter who turned the gun on himself. police say a man opened fire inside a small sign company late thursday afternoon. a woman living near the business says one worker took shelter in her home for about 30 minutes. >> he came running up the side of the garage in the front, asked my husband if he could use a phone, said he was running from the shooter. he
will it be make or break for mitt romney? the political dream team, brokaw, gregory, todd here to weigh in. >> thirst, remember the guinness world attempt for the most pullups in 24 hours. there has been a significant development overnight. we will talk to david coming up. >>> we want to begin with the deadly shooting at a business in minneapolis. kevin tibbles is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, witnesses say the alleged 36-year-old gunman may have lost...
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for romney, there's a silver "r." necklace and baby onesies. >>> before you head out the door, here's today's top stories. president obama will address the united nations today. he's expected to talk about the recent attack in libya that took the life of u.s. ambassador chris stevens. he's also expected to deliver a brand new warning to iran to suspend its suspected nuclear program. >>> governor jerry brown heading to google today to sign a new law legalizing a robo car bill. it will allow companies to test self-driven cars on public roads. >>> and the manager of the chevron refinery says corroded components of a pipe are to blame for the fire. it had a low silicon content that went undetected during the could you's test. >>> coming up this morning on "today," they'll have a one-on-one interview with president obama on what is wrong with our nation's schools. the solutions and what he was like as a student. it's all coming up in just minutes on the "today" show. >> very nice. all right, 6:59. get ready for the "today"
for romney, there's a silver "r." necklace and baby onesies. >>> before you head out the door, here's today's top stories. president obama will address the united nations today. he's expected to talk about the recent attack in libya that took the life of u.s. ambassador chris stevens. he's also expected to deliver a brand new warning to iran to suspend its suspected nuclear program. >>> governor jerry brown heading to google today to sign a new law legalizing a robo...
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mitt romney said the same. paul ryan, who is from wisconsin, he's a native, big fan of the green bay packers, he said it reminded him a bit of politics. >> i mean, give me a break. it is time to get the real refs. it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> mitt romney saying we need to get the experienced referees back in the game. this lockout's been going on since june. no word yet when it might end. >> all right, tracie, thanks for the update. 6:27 right now. still ahead, the west nile virus buzzes right into another bay area city. >>> plus, under review. how the boy scouts are doing damage control. amid allegations it helped child molesters cover their tracks. >> right now, a live look outside. that's the hp pavilion. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whis
mitt romney said the same. paul ryan, who is from wisconsin, he's a native, big fan of the green bay packers, he said it reminded him a bit of politics. >> i mean, give me a break. it is time to get the real refs. it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> mitt romney saying we need to get the experienced referees back in the game. this lockout's been going on since june. no word yet when it might end. >> all right,...
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romney and ryan, a joint appearance in virginia. president obama will remain in colorado and he'll also be in wisconsin on thursday. >> all right, tracie potts, thank you. >>> laying down the law. today the supreme court kicks off its new term with a slate of crucial and controversial decisions in the works. on the docket, affirmative action and consideration for race in college admissions. voting rights as well as deciding whether to require federal oversight of states with ray history of voting discrimination. the nine supreme court justices will also consider a variety of challenges to the defense of marriage act. the law states the federal government will only recognize traditional marriages. that means no federal benefits, even where same-sex marriage is considered legal. >> couples are denied hundreds of different rights and benefits that are provided to married different sex couples under federal law. >> last term's supreme court decisions paved the way for the affordable care act as well as parts of arizona's new immigration
romney and ryan, a joint appearance in virginia. president obama will remain in colorado and he'll also be in wisconsin on thursday. >> all right, tracie potts, thank you. >>> laying down the law. today the supreme court kicks off its new term with a slate of crucial and controversial decisions in the works. on the docket, affirmative action and consideration for race in college admissions. voting rights as well as deciding whether to require federal oversight of states with ray...
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both president obama and mitt romney running through full rehearsals to hone in those talking points. as of this morning president obama has a lead in all nine of the key battleground states. both campaigns say tomorrow will be important to reach those undecided voters. >> it will be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. we'll get to describe our respective views. >> it's a choice between two different paths for this country. it's a choice between two fundamentally different visions for our nation. >> you can watch the debate in its entirely here on nbc bay area. the topic is domestic policy. coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night, wednesday night. >>> 4 c:51. how about some sticker shock in santa clara. the 49ers trying to sell the tickets to the brand new stadium. how much you'll to have pay. check them out coming up. >>> we're looking at a nice, easy drive along the peninsula right now. we'll show you how things are shaping up farther north coming up. >>> right now you're looking live over san jose. a nice morning so far. we're waiting
both president obama and mitt romney running through full rehearsals to hone in those talking points. as of this morning president obama has a lead in all nine of the key battleground states. both campaigns say tomorrow will be important to reach those undecided voters. >> it will be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. we'll get to describe our respective views. >> it's a choice between two different paths for this country. it's a choice...
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but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> 8:30 now on this tuesday morning. it's october 2nd, 2012. our crowd is enjoying a beautiful morning. a little b warm even for the second day of october. partly cloudy here in rockefeller plaza. hope it's sunny where you are. i'm savannah guthrie. david gregory here for matt and al roker and natalie morales. "consumer reports" the best of the best. >> spent $4 million buying all the appliances, coffee machines, rate chardonnay and coffee as well. >> had me at hello. >> it will be a good time. >> also ahead, talk about gaining confidence by getting a sense of your own style. stacy london is here. out with a new book. she says it's about more than fashion. about transforming your look and also
but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> 8:30 now on this tuesday morning. it's october 2nd, 2012. our crowd is enjoying a beautiful morning. a little b warm even for the...
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romney is in virginia with paul ryan on thursday. president obama will be staying in colorado. >>> 5:43 right now. let's talk a little bit of baseball. long time coming. a's fans waiting a very long time for this, a shot at the postseason. >> exciting. the last time oakland was playing in the postseason was back in 2006. >> i remember. >> christey smi ie smith is liv oakland. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon and laura. you know, there is a t-shirt hanging up front in the team store here in oakland that says oakland a's feeling lucky and that's certainly how the fans are feeling this morning and the team, well, they're playing exceptionally well. you really can't fault them. and what's happening tonight is huge. they could clinch a playoff berth tonight. all eyes on the coliseum over the next three days. fans went absolutely wild with the 5-2 win over seattle before a crowd of 21,000 people here at the coliseum. they can clinch a wild card spot in beating texas once or by having tampa bay and the los angeles angels
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. >> mitt romney is hammering the president on foreign policy. >> when president obama was asked about the recent disruption and chaos and violence in the middle east, he said that these were merely bumps in the road. >> reporter: bumps in the road describe what the romney campaign has been unable to avoid in recent weeks. costly distractions and discouraging poll numbers are upstaging the republican message. >> look at what president obama did on the budget. nothing. except borrow and spend. >> when they talk about the culture dependency, about american decline, i can honestly say to you i don't recognize the country they're talking about. >> reporter: vice president biden was fighting for floavote florida, the president was calling on voters to help homeowners. >> we're moving in the right direction. we're not there yet. >> reporter: a point up for debate as presidential candidates get ready for their first showdown on wednesday. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> this weekend an historic visit from a world renowned peace activist. he gave a speech in front of thousands of people
. >> mitt romney is hammering the president on foreign policy. >> when president obama was asked about the recent disruption and chaos and violence in the middle east, he said that these were merely bumps in the road. >> reporter: bumps in the road describe what the romney campaign has been unable to avoid in recent weeks. costly distractions and discouraging poll numbers are upstaging the republican message. >> look at what president obama did on the budget. nothing....
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romney has a tougher map. he starts with a little bit of a deficit if you count the states that he can count on and wisconsin is another important state to look at. that was one state that obama won in 2008 where romney thought he could make inroads. picked paul ryan. the polls tighten. now the polls have gotten wider there. >> based on your reporting what do you sense mitt romney will do differently or stay on the' track? >> this is a great question. it's been several months where at various times they said we'll get more specific. if you listen to him on the stump all he's done so far is assert his plans over again. that hasn't done it so far. so the question is what's he going to do -- it could just be some people are tuning in now and maybe when they hear his programs for the first time people find that attractive. but there's been a month's long question about whether he can do something more to sell his program for the future that actually connects with people. >> that's the big question still. >> this w
romney has a tougher map. he starts with a little bit of a deficit if you count the states that he can count on and wisconsin is another important state to look at. that was one state that obama won in 2008 where romney thought he could make inroads. picked paul ryan. the polls tighten. now the polls have gotten wider there. >> based on your reporting what do you sense mitt romney will do differently or stay on the' track? >> this is a great question. it's been several months where...
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this is video of romney arriving on friday. he appeared in hillsborough to add to those campaign coffers. romney says he has had to raise more because president obama has decided to bypass traditional spending limits, forcing him to spend more. romney will be campaigning in the battleground state of ohio this week. >>> coming up in 20 minutes, we'll take you live to washington for the latest from the campaign trail. >> we can tell you "the new york times" columnists over the weekend wondered if apple's best days are behind it. the most criticism of apple's botched map app yet. >> yeah. lots of people have criticized apple apps. most of that criticism has been light hearted. here's the tacoma narrows bridge. of it appears to have fallen down again, but it is perfectly fine. but silly mistakes like that distract from the real problem, apple maps don't work properly. the landmarks are mismarked. that's not as important as the data. it's 15 years old at times. the "the new york times" over the question asked if steve jobs were stil
this is video of romney arriving on friday. he appeared in hillsborough to add to those campaign coffers. romney says he has had to raise more because president obama has decided to bypass traditional spending limits, forcing him to spend more. romney will be campaigning in the battleground state of ohio this week. >>> coming up in 20 minutes, we'll take you live to washington for the latest from the campaign trail. >> we can tell you "the new york times" columnists...
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red or blue depending on who you're voting for, romney, obama. >> where's roseanne barr's cup? >> hers is green. 7-eleven claims they correctly predict the final results. but they did this in 2000, 2004, 2008. check it out. >>> not just freebie friday but gadget friday. gadgets scott mcgrew has not been using. >> and definitely not free either. it is an electric skateboard that goes 25 miles an hour. >> that is awesome! >> 25. we have video showing you how it works because i'm not even going to stand on it. they're called boosted boards and it's the brainchild of two stanford ph.d.s, wireless remote. they're long boards so they're very smooth and maneuverable, 2.5 horsepower. if you road it to work every day, three miles there, three miles back, you would spend less than $5 in electricity. again, $1200. i've posted more information on our -- >> whoa. >> it's got a tremendous amount of torque. >> forwards and backwards? >> forwards and backwards. this is another one of those kick starter projects. it's exciting to see so many bay area companies having those ideas. it goes right
red or blue depending on who you're voting for, romney, obama. >> where's roseanne barr's cup? >> hers is green. 7-eleven claims they correctly predict the final results. but they did this in 2000, 2004, 2008. check it out. >>> not just freebie friday but gadget friday. gadgets scott mcgrew has not been using. >> and definitely not free either. it is an electric skateboard that goes 25 miles an hour. >> that is awesome! >> 25. we have video showing you how...
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the latest poll shows romney is losing a little ground. so they're hoping that in ohio today there's a bit of a reset and they're hoping to change message and go on the offensive. >> you can't change washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. we're going to give him that chance on november 6th. >> reporter: so romney hoping to sharpen up the message against the president today, hoping to talk about what he would do. issues like economy, jobs and leadership. all of them hopefully he won't have to talk about that 47% anymore, but the obama campaign is perfectly happy to live in the past week and keep that going right up until the debate. you know what, jon, nine days away. >> we are counting it down, brian mooar, thank you very much. >>> new this morning, tensions are growing between china and japan over a group of disputed islands in the east china sea. china's surveillance ships briefly entered the water surrounding the disputed islands today. japanese coast guard vessels have been shadowing those ships. japan set
the latest poll shows romney is losing a little ground. so they're hoping that in ohio today there's a bit of a reset and they're hoping to change message and go on the offensive. >> you can't change washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. we're going to give him that chance on november 6th. >> reporter: so romney hoping to sharpen up the message against the president today, hoping to talk about what he would do. issues like economy, jobs and leadership....
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the president will focus on mitt romney and the 47%. the people who don't pay taxes that he says romney simply dismissed. romn romney's new ad focuses on an area he wants to get more support, the struggling middle class. also watching close as the president is ahead by 4% in florida so you'll see some concentration there as well. laura. >> amazing to watch. thank you, tracie. >>> iran in the international spotlight at the united nations. iran president ahmadinejad expected to address the u.n. national assembly. ahmadinejad says the nuclear program is being used for peaceful purposes but israeli leaders fear iran is building weapons of mass destruction and they're calling for delegates to boycott that speech. >>> the search continues today for more victims of the speed freak killers. fbi agents were doing what they call a site survey. it was the area where the remains of several victims were found earlier this year. no actual digging took place but agents used a backhoe to investigate the soil. two men were arrested for several murders i
the president will focus on mitt romney and the 47%. the people who don't pay taxes that he says romney simply dismissed. romn romney's new ad focuses on an area he wants to get more support, the struggling middle class. also watching close as the president is ahead by 4% in florida so you'll see some concentration there as well. laura. >> amazing to watch. thank you, tracie. >>> iran in the international spotlight at the united nations. iran president ahmadinejad expected to...
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but romney says he's not deterred. he'll do well there. >> i'm going to win ohio. i'm going to become the next president in part because i'm going to have support of people in ohio. >> reporter: early voting starts in ohio on tuesday, but in iowa, it starts today. officials there, john, have already told us that requests for absentee ballots in some areas are already up 30% over 2008. >> okay, tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> we want to get to that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. do you like this kind of thing? you're keeping very busy. because next week it shows rain? >> i don't like to be bored. i'm like you, i like a lot happening. 93 degrees inland, 80 bayside and 70 at the coast. as you're getting your kids ready for school, dress them for the two parts of the day. it's going to be hot inland today. let's check your drive, here's mike. >> we're noticing a difference here as the volume builds. 101 slows here. we see other northbound routes parallel to it. it's all building in the northbound direction. the commute is on for the south bay an co
but romney says he's not deterred. he'll do well there. >> i'm going to win ohio. i'm going to become the next president in part because i'm going to have support of people in ohio. >> reporter: early voting starts in ohio on tuesday, but in iowa, it starts today. officials there, john, have already told us that requests for absentee ballots in some areas are already up 30% over 2008. >> okay, tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> we want to get to that forecast with...
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presidential candidate mitt romney drops by education nation summit. that's where peter alexander is this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. at the united nations today president obama will confront unrest in the middle east, in the muslim world specifically, warning about what he would call forces that would drive us apart. >>> the differences between the two candidates on foreign policy are now taking center stage. in the must win battleground of colorado, mitt romney previewed his foreign policy argument against the president. >> he said the developments in the middle east are bumps in the road. yeah, that was my reaction. bumps in the road? we had an ambassador assassinated. these are not bumps in the road. these are human lives. >> the white house called that assault desperate and offensive. romney was attacking the president's comments on "60 minutes" describing recent unrest in the middle east. >> i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain there are going to be bumps in the road. because in a lot
presidential candidate mitt romney drops by education nation summit. that's where peter alexander is this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. at the united nations today president obama will confront unrest in the middle east, in the muslim world specifically, warning about what he would call forces that would drive us apart. >>> the differences between the two candidates on foreign policy are now taking center stage. in the must win...
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mitt romney is criticizing for calling these events bumps in the road. >> these are not bumps in the road, these are human lives. these are developments we do not want to see. >> considering those events as bumps in the road shows a person who has a very different perspective about world affairs than the perspective i have. >> reporter: today's speech will be the president's first international address since violence erupted across the muslim world. in bilateral meetings monday egypt's president told secretary of state clinton security of the u.s. embassy there is their duty of the also today president obama is expected to emphasize the u.s. must keep nuclear weapons away from iran. iran's president already making waves in new york, despite warnings from the u.n. he declared israel will be eliminated. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> good news, raiders wide receiver darrius heyward-bey looks like he's going to be okay. he was released from eden medical center yesterday and he's resting at home with a concsion and a neck strain. the raiders say he is expected to make a full rec
mitt romney is criticizing for calling these events bumps in the road. >> these are not bumps in the road, these are human lives. these are developments we do not want to see. >> considering those events as bumps in the road shows a person who has a very different perspective about world affairs than the perspective i have. >> reporter: today's speech will be the president's first international address since violence erupted across the muslim world. in bilateral meetings...
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in dayton tuesday romney hammered mr. obama on tacks. >> i admit this one thing he did not do in his first four years, he has said he is going to do in the next four years which is to raise taxes, and is there anybody that thinks that raising taxes will help grow the economy? >> reporter: an attack over tacks is actually a change for romney, who is often accused the president of raising taxes in his first term. romney is looking to jump-start his campaign with a good performance in the first debate one week from today. the man who plays mr. obama in romney's mock debate sessions, though, tried to lower expectations playing up the president's experience. >> he has been through a lot of those one-on-one debates with a republican. mitt has not, and you think about it, he hasn't had a real debate in ten years because these republican debates tend to be more like candidate forums. >> reporter: tuesday the chief candidates both made whirlwind visits to new york city. president obama aaddressed the u.n. general assembly addressi
in dayton tuesday romney hammered mr. obama on tacks. >> i admit this one thing he did not do in his first four years, he has said he is going to do in the next four years which is to raise taxes, and is there anybody that thinks that raising taxes will help grow the economy? >> reporter: an attack over tacks is actually a change for romney, who is often accused the president of raising taxes in his first term. romney is looking to jump-start his campaign with a good performance in...
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romney, good to have you here. thank you and good luck to you. >>> and a reminder, you can catch the premier of "my shopping addiction" monday night at october 15th, at 11:00, 10:00 central on oxygen. >>> coming up, callista gingrich and her new children's book. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> back at 8:42 with callista gingrich, wife of former presidential candidate newt gingrich, author of children's books, getting children excited about history with help from an doshl elephant named ellis. book of "land of the pilg
romney, good to have you here. thank you and good luck to you. >>> and a reminder, you can catch the premier of "my shopping addiction" monday night at october 15th, at 11:00, 10:00 central on oxygen. >>> coming up, callista gingrich and her new children's book. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in...
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president obama and mitt romney are nearly in sync as they campaign in key battleground states. today they're both in virginia after holding dueling rallies in ohio yesterday. tracie potts joins us live from washington, d.c., this morning. both candidates taking these swing states very seriously. >> reporter: right of the and today a little background in order. remember, the president won virginia four years ago after 44 years of that state voting for republicans. but then two years after he was in office, they elected a republican governor, so some back and forth. the president trying to win that back. he's at an outdoor rally in virginia beach today. mitt romney meantime is in the northern portion of virginia outside the district, outside of our area where he'll speak to the american legion in springfield in virginia. the president is expected to hammer romney yet again on the 47% of americans, the comments he made about them, those who don't pay taxes. early voting, by the way, is starting in ohio next week where they were yesterday and it starts tomorrow in iowa. iowa, offic
president obama and mitt romney are nearly in sync as they campaign in key battleground states. today they're both in virginia after holding dueling rallies in ohio yesterday. tracie potts joins us live from washington, d.c., this morning. both candidates taking these swing states very seriously. >> reporter: right of the and today a little background in order. remember, the president won virginia four years ago after 44 years of that state voting for republicans. but then two years after...
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but in new hampshire, romney trails by a wider gap, seven points. romney trying to pull ahead by hammering the president on the economy, telling veterans in virginia the national debt is more than just numbers on paper. >> trillion dollar deficits, that debt is owned by somebody. someone holds that. that puts america in a position of economic risk. >> more than half the country has already started early voting. the first presidential debate on wednesday in denver. >>> the newest nobel peace price laureate will be right here in the bay area this weekend. she is a leader who is outspoken and a critic of the myanmar military. this marks her first visit to the u.s. since 1971. she will be speaking at the san francisco freedom forum this evening. tomorrow she'll address a crowd of about 5,000 at the university of san francisco. while both event are sold out, they're also being streamed online. >>> now reports that apple founder steve wozniak wants to become an australian citizen, scott mcgrew had to find out for himself. >> you met him at the airport. >>
but in new hampshire, romney trails by a wider gap, seven points. romney trying to pull ahead by hammering the president on the economy, telling veterans in virginia the national debt is more than just numbers on paper. >> trillion dollar deficits, that debt is owned by somebody. someone holds that. that puts america in a position of economic risk. >> more than half the country has already started early voting. the first presidential debate on wednesday in denver. >>> the...
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both president obama and mitt romney running through full rehearsals to hone in on those talking points. as of this morning president obama has a lead in all nine of the key battleground states. both say tomorrow night will be important in reaching those undecided voters. >> it will be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. we'll get to describe our respective views. >> it's a choice between two different paths for this country. it's a choice between two fundamentally different visions for our nation. >> and you can watch the debate in its entirety here on nbc bay area. the topic is domestic policy. coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night, wednesday night. >> definitely looking forward to that. >> i am too. >>> 5:45 right now. it is back and they are back. the world's best sailors back on the bay for round two of the america's cup world series. >> thousands of people expected to flock to the marina green as practice races get under way later today. bob redell is actually live in san francisco this morning to tell us more about it. good morning
both president obama and mitt romney running through full rehearsals to hone in on those talking points. as of this morning president obama has a lead in all nine of the key battleground states. both say tomorrow night will be important in reaching those undecided voters. >> it will be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. we'll get to describe our respective views. >> it's a choice between two different paths for this country. it's a choice...
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governor mitt romney will give a foreign policy speech at the clinton global initiative. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with more. world affairs so important. good morning. >> reporter: absolutely, laura, good morning. let's talk about both of these speeches in new york at that. first of all, the president at the u.n. we've got new details this morning on what he will say. we are told that he will address the crisis in the middle east, all of the protests against the u.s. embassies and americans there, saying that we need to take a deeper look at the cause of the crisis and will denounce the vie leolenviolence. no video he'll say justifies the attack. he's also expected to talk about iran preferring diplomacy but saying iran getting a nuclear weapon is not a challenge that can be contained. meantime mitt romney criticizing the president for those bumps in the road will also speak today about all the foreign aid that we're giving developing nations. he will say we need to tie that to those nations breaking down trade barriers so small businesses can get
governor mitt romney will give a foreign policy speech at the clinton global initiative. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with more. world affairs so important. good morning. >> reporter: absolutely, laura, good morning. let's talk about both of these speeches in new york at that. first of all, the president at the u.n. we've got new details this morning on what he will say. we are told that he will address the crisis in the middle east, all of the protests against the...
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president obama and mitt romney right now getting set for decision 2012 and their very first presidential debates. >> both candidates taking time off from their public appearances to hone in on those talking points for tomorrow's debate in denver. >> while they're ready to talk to each other, they're also focusing their message on what they want to send out to the undecided voters. >> brian mooar joins us live from washington with more on the story. good morning, brian. >> reporter: it is crunch time now. voters are actually starting to go to the polls in some of these key states. early balloting starts today in the all-important swing state of ohio and really the candidates are hoping to do two things. they're hoping to score some points on the other guy but also avoid those gotcha moments, those just subtle phrases or a sigh or weird body english that could just decide which way one voter or another is going to fall in one of those key states. well, the candidates have been preparing, preparing, preparing, getting their messages honed down to a fine edge. here is how they want tomorrow
president obama and mitt romney right now getting set for decision 2012 and their very first presidential debates. >> both candidates taking time off from their public appearances to hone in on those talking points for tomorrow's debate in denver. >> while they're ready to talk to each other, they're also focusing their message on what they want to send out to the undecided voters. >> brian mooar joins us live from washington with more on the story. good morning, brian....